Delong
Chapter 234
234 Chapter 17: The Fate ([-])
Since Zhang Xing talked about this matter, it is natural for others not to say anything publicly.
Wei Xuanding immediately turned around and took the existing organizational system in the city to open the treasury and prepare for the transfer of logistics. It must be inevitable to send military supplies and grain down the river to Dingtao in the first stage; Jia Yue, Yan Qing, Zhang Jinshu, Shang Huai'en and other leaders also went out separately, preparing to mobilize all forces in Jiyin City; while other backbones also left the county mansion one after another, making preparations.
Zhang Xing himself also returned to the corridor, and with the assistance of his personal guards, he began to wait for the conquest.
However, in just a moment, Wei Xuanding went back and forth with a piece of red silk in person, which made Zhang Xing, who was wearing armor, feel a little dissatisfied. Yes, there is no need to save face for the other party.
It's all here, why are you still so closed-eyed?
However, Daoist Wei came to the corridor with the silk in his hands, opened his mouth, and asked a question that surprised Zhang Xing:
"Leader, I thought about it. Most of the military supplies and food are here in Jiyin City, and it is raining. Although it is a short distance within the county, if the soldiers carry it by themselves, it will inevitably delay the march. It is urgent. Can you directly recruit civilians? And boats? At worst, you will be given money like last time in Liang County."
"can."
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, and immediately replied seriously, and quickly made supplements. "But there are a few points to make clear... First, we need to tell them that we only need them to transport in Dongjun and Jiyin counties, and there is no need to go out of these two counties, which are places they are familiar with; second, make it clear The price tag, one stone of grain will be transported by land for one hundred miles to one bucket, ten miles to one liter, and the same heavy military supplies will be given fifty cents for one hundred miles. The grain is given in half; third, there are two meals a day."
After Taoist Wei listened carefully, he nodded hurriedly: "Good idea."
Having said that, he still didn't leave, but waited for a while. When Zhang Xing put on the armor that he seldom wears with the help of his personal guards, he immediately stepped forward and helped remove the piece of silk from the neck guard. Hooked and fastened there to serve as a cloak.
This time, Zhang Xing was a little caught off guard, and then he turned his back and laughed, "I thought Chief Wei would ask if I was going to fight, or what if Han Yingong came over here in full force?"
"No matter how stupid I am, I still know how to go to war." Taoist Wei said with a sneer behind him while helping Zhang Xing hang up his cloak. "As for the Qingchao going to the northwest to meet the people on the eastern front, Han Yingong is unable to resist when Han Yingong comes... Although I don't understand military affairs, I also know that in the current situation, if we don't move, and Han Yingong comes, wouldn't it be good? Or, since Yuncheng is lost, why did Qu Tuda and Han Yingong move together again, then as long as the officers and soldiers get angry, we will be in a rush to disperse, instead of this, it is better to fight... Zhang Leader, do you think so?"
"That's what it means." Zhang Xing nodded heavily. "We are not taking any military adventure this time, but we are forced to a dead end. If we don't fight, it will be the result of leaving..."
"Leader don't have to worry about me." Taoist Wei hung up his cloak, took two steps back, and suddenly interrupted him. "I actually understand it in my heart...Looking back now, when the incident started that day, it was you and Li Shu who saw far away, but we people in the old land of Eastern Qi had too shallow eyes...As a result, when the tide ebbed, It’s because you two outsiders make more serious decisions. Of course, judging from the situation on the Eastern Front, Li Shu is far behind in terms of ability and determination, otherwise he wouldn’t have fallen into the current situation. .”
Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment, but when he turned his head, he remained calm.
"However, I still want to remind the leader that there are actually very few people like me who understand clearly. Since you want to fight this battle, you have to reason well with those who are discouraged. Everyone must reason If they don't make it clear, they may not have this determination." Wei Xuanding said, and cupped his hands in the corridor, bowing inexplicably. "I'll get busy first, let's talk about Tao."
After finishing speaking, the chief bearer of the Dethrone Dragon Gang turned around and left in the increasingly heavy rain.
Zhang Xing looked at the back of the other party, and was speechless for a while, and then turned around after all, to help some of the guards.
Half an hour later, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, but as part of the shipping in the logistics team started, Zhang Xing immediately led the armored bodyguards and the backbone of the Dragon Gang to set off to accompany him. The Long Army only rested for a whole day, and followed closely behind, and set off again.
To be honest, the road is difficult, even if the first half of the road goes down the Jishui River, even if Jiyin County, as a large commercial county, has no shortage of boats, and the Dragon Gang has no shortage of vehicles, livestock and money to buy manpower. Goods of food, but it is still difficult to go.
The water is rising, Jishui has become extraordinarily wide, and the current has become faster.
And the intermittent rain for more than half a month in May also made the ground completely soft and muddy, and the official road could not stand being trampled on.
Especially compared with the last trip to the south, because of the rain, the red-bottomed "拍" flag could not be raised at all, and Xu Shiying and Niu Da were absent, and the army ranks lost a bit of momentum, so they simply Quit the flags and drums.
Even the soldiers who went ahead put on simply torn silk as raincoats, and because they couldn't cover their faces, they would instinctively bow their heads to avoid the rain, which inevitably made the atmosphere even more gloomy.
Probably because he personally felt the difficulty of marching. In the evening, before arriving at Dingtao, Zhang Xing discussed with Wei Xuanding one after another, and together they increased the salary of the civilian husband, which was an extra ten cash per day for shelter from the rain. , and promised to add an extra pancake at noon.
Of course, that's what you can afford now.
On the evening of that day, when they entered Dingtao and ordered the uniform removal of armor according to the agreement, even the backbone of the Dragon Army who had experienced life-and-death assaults had many people secretly complaining.
The army rested for a while, and it was the same the next day. The elite backbone united the armor and traveled in the rain. The logistics materials were also transferred from water to land, and went north to Chengshi.
This day the march was more difficult.
However, when entering Chengshi, the troops in the surrounding counties moved a little faster probably because they did not have a large amount of luggage and small troops. Local troops from two counties other than Dingtao and Chengshi had already gathered here.
But something was obviously wrong.
"There should be 500 people in each county." Daoist Wei, who was drenched all over his body, also arrived here, but as soon as he came up, he got into a fight with several helmsmen on the street, that is, the actual county magistrate. "Why can't you bring all these people? And what's the matter with your Cheng family? Why do you lose six or seventy people if you don't move?"
"Chief, I have something to clarify." A helmsman who was not from a descendant but was promoted by the gang first glanced at Zhang Xing who was sitting under the eaves of the street drinking hot soup, and then came to explain seriously. "This matter is due to our dereliction of duty, but it's not that we have selfish intentions... These new recruits who stay behind are in charge of public security and taxation. I don’t understand, it was obvious that a war was about to start, and the situation was getting worse, so I slipped away.”
"That's right." Cheng's local helmsman with the surname Shan also echoed, of course his eyes were also looking at Zhang Xing. "We don't have a large army to suppress them, so even though we know they are hiding, it is not easy to find them..."
"Where did they hide?" Zhang Xing, who was wearing armor and drinking soup, suddenly put down the soup bowl under the eaves and asked. "Inside the city or outside the city?"
"Things are in a hurry, most of them must be in the city." The single rudder leader was excited in his heart, and immediately responded. "Leader, should I go look for it now?"
"Of course." Zhang Xing looked at the other party's eyes and ordered calmly, without any emotional fluctuations in his words. "Now that the army is here, we have to wait here for news from the front line. The city has already been blocked. It is time to send people to search the homes of these escaped people... and find them and send them to hard labor to transport food. If there are officers above the captain , beheaded to show the public, do not tolerate."
"Yes."
Not only the single rudder master, but also the other rudder masters present all shivered.
But Zhang Xing just continued to drink hot soup with his head down.After drinking a bowl of hot soup and sitting for a while, he ordered the troops to go to the barracks with him to rest and remove their armor together.
In other words, on the day and night when Cheng Shi and other news arrived, the originally sparse rain suddenly stopped, and the sky was rarely cleared for a day.
Zhang Xing and the others also took a day off to dry their armor and cloak in the sun.
However, as the news came, Zhang Dalong did not dare to come after learning that Li Shu and the others retreated from the north along the Dahe River to Dongjun from the northern passage of Lishan, instead of coming from the south side of Lishan to Jiyinjun. To be negligent is to immediately send a messenger to ask the other party, Xu and Niu, to come closer to him, and at the same time, he hastened to set off to the north, cross Jiyin County, and meet in the Lihu area of Dongjun County.
And as soon as we set off, it started to rain again.
No way, really no way, this is the weather in May, and Zhang Xing has seen similar situations in Dongdu before.
In this way, on May [-]rd, Zhang Xing set off again from Chengshi.
At this time, as more and more local rudder masters and deputy rudder masters led teams to follow up from all directions, the follow-up logistics team was also fully deployed, and some leaders who stayed in the south also turned back one after another, and the team was already very large. up.
Another day later, on the afternoon of May [-]th, Zhang Xing arrived in Lihu County in Dongjun.
He met Niu Da here, and the latter obviously didn't want to be late anymore, and he was indeed closer and knew the news earlier, so he was the first one to arrive at Lihu among several main forces.
Chai Xiaohe, the county magistrate of Lihu's local rudder, also made adequate preparations. Taking advantage of the fine weather the day before, he hurriedly sent people to collect bamboo hats, cloaks, and coir raincoats from the people. The proper arrangement inside and outside, although not perfect, has exceeded expectations, at least much better than Dingtao and Chengshi before.
With the army gathered, it is even more valuable.
Zhang Xing immediately appointed Chai Xiaohe as Wei Xuanding's deputy to jointly undertake logistical tasks.
On the morning of the 25th, Lihu man Xu Shiying, who was forced to relocate, also led his troops to his hometown. At this time, not counting the civilian husbands and businessmen who assisted in the transfer, the number of dethroning troops in Lihu had reached [-]. crowd.
This number is actually still wrong, because theoretically there should be 5000 people, and the shortfall of nearly [-]% cannot be explained by temporary desertions...Obviously, Xu Shiying and Niu Daming knew what Zhang Xing's order was, and clearly Knowing what the situation was like, they still couldn't help but stay behind in Puyang and Baima, their old nests.
It was so silly and so real.
But at this time, Zhang Xing could no longer care about these things.
In other words, for Zhang Dalongtou, he was already satisfied that so many people were able to come to the remaining troops on the western front. Xu and Niu, two semi-independent powerful men, were willing to obey orders and join forces at critical moments. Being willing to fight this battle is not in vain for the addition of his grace and power this year.
Of course, the two of them knew the general situation was bad, and they came in the rain, so their mental state was unavoidable.
But soon, at noon that day, following Bai Yousi's unabashed volley, the morale of Lihu's place was obviously boosted, especially the backbone of the gang, cheering up... They are very aware of the joining of such a master What it means is likely to be groundless guesses based on the surname and family background of this Miss Bai.
Xu Shiying, Niu Da, and Wei Daoshi and Chai Xiaohe, who have performed very well in this crisis, are not exempt.
However, with the rapid arrival of another Cheng Dan master from the Dragon Gang, the atmosphere here in Lihu turned out to be somewhat depressed. This is true at the top of the line.
"What do you mean? What do you mean you can't come to Lihu?"
The weather was gloomy, and in the temporary barracks outside Lihu City, under the high platform that was said to be a social theater venue, Zhang Xing in armor didn't seem to be angry at all, but was just asking seriously.
Surrounding him, there was already a huge attendance of more than 200 people, from the military officers with the title of deacon to the local helmsman and deputy helmsman, including the newly recruited guardians, almost all the people who stayed in the two counties were included. The backbone of the gang... Many people don't even have individual chairs, they can only share benches... Everyone sat around, listening to Zhang Xing's talk about the current situation and his views, and spying on that Miss Bai. Suddenly Xiong Bonan came.
"The army can't be controlled anymore." Xiong Bonan, who is a majestic alchemy master, is standing like a child among the backbone of the Western Front Clan, speaking with difficulty. "We withdrew all the way. It was okay at first, but it rained non-stop along the way, the logistics were chaotic, marching was difficult, and there was no campsite for camping. After passing Zhencheng, the brothers behind the surveillance suddenly spread the word that the army was dispatched. Everything was in chaos, and many people from Dongping County ran away. People from Dongjun and Jiyin County just retreated along the river, and they couldn't restrain themselves... According to this posture, I guess I will have to retreat to Puyang tomorrow. will stop."
"Then shall we go to Puyang?" Niu Da immediately got up with his sword, turned his head and asked, Puyang is his territory.
"This is not about Puyang or Lihu." Zhang Xing shook his head, and then continued to look at Xiong Bonan from the seat. "Xiong Tianwang, tell me the truth, is it because Li Longtou and a few big leaders suddenly don't care about things?"
Xiong Bonan was embarrassed for a moment, even a little ashamed.
The people around woke up instantly, and then there was a buzzing sound, Taoist Wei and the others clenched their fists and sneered, Bai Yousi was also thoughtful, but he still didn't speak.
"I can't say." Xiong Bonan hurriedly explained upon seeing this. "Actually, several big bosses and leaders are in charge, but it seems that they really can't control it. As for Li Dalongtou and the other civilian leaders, after losing Yuncheng and failing to counterattack, they have basically stopped talking... But I don’t think they are to blame for what happened in Yuncheng.”
President Zhang took a deep breath.
now it's right.
To put it bluntly, there are more than [-] troops, from various sources, and people's minds. If there is no general control by Li Shu and his civil service system, even if all the leaders are paying attention, so what?Don't each of your chiefs do their own thing?Don't you only care about the soldiers and horses that you regard as your own property?
Under such circumstances, it is almost inevitable that the army will be frustrated, chaotic and disorderly, and even beggar each other. However, under the consumption of rainwater, it is completely understandable to suddenly enter a semi-out of control state.
Moreover, Zhang Xing is almost sure that it is not that Li Shu lacks the prestige and ability to do this matter, it is just that after the loss of Yuncheng, he also notified the other party of the situation of the encirclement on three sides...Of course, it is also possible that he has his own information on the direction of Hebei ...In short, knowing what Han Yingong and Qu Tuda were doing, he gave up completely and lay flat.
Even Zhang Xing could imagine that after Li Shu and the group of scholars from Hebei arrived in Puyang, they might cross the river directly and evacuate before Qu Tuda arrived.
"It seems that this is not unacceptable. I can completely let it go and take over the entire gang after Li Shu leaves."
Zhang Xing suddenly had a strange idea.
But soon, he denied himself.
Because in that case, the morale of the more than [-] troops on the Eastern Front will really collapse, and the Dragon Gang will be completely disintegrated, losing the cohesion that an organization should have.The more important point is that the situation is so tense, Zhang Xing can't do anything without the more than [-] troops with rich military experience.
Including the preset battlefield and so on, we should try our best not to disturb the North and South Han Yingong and Qu Tuda.
He had to find a way to renew the courage of the more than 2 Eastern Front troops, and he had to persuade Li Shu and others to cheer up.
"It's so difficult, did anyone die on the road?" Zhang Xing suddenly asked again after thinking about it.
"Inevitable." Xiong Bonan became more and more embarrassed, as if he had some unshirkable responsibility for this. "Most of them got gonorrhea first, and some fell down from exhaustion, and then couldn't get up when they slipped or fell asleep in the rain."
Zhang Xing was slightly taken aback, as if he had recalled something, which caused the surroundings to fall into a strange silence for a moment, and Xiong Bonan was even a little uneasy.
Only Bai Yousi was taken aback for a moment, but he obviously thought of something, and his eyes couldn't help turning around Zhang Xing.
"The dead and the sick, plus those who escaped... Forget it, you just said how much strength is left to fight?" Zhang Xing quickly came back to his senses, and asked seriously.
"A small number of 2 people... about." Xiong Bonan hurriedly responded.
"I see." Zhang Xing stood up suddenly, and the armor on his body also obviously brought a sound of metal friction.
And this action also caused most of the people present to stand up together, but it was not just the sound of armor rubbing... After all, although they could uniformly order to remove the armor every night, they hadn't bathed for four or five days, and it was raining, so the sour smell was inevitable.
Everyone is working hard.
"Everyone here, except Wei Gong and Chai Tuozhu's logistics personnel, everyone, get on your horse immediately. Now follow me to the north and stop the brothers on the eastern front." Zhang Xing looked around and gave an order. He had already realized that , The critical moment has arrived. "Let's go now, King Xiongtian will lead the way, leader Xu and Niutou quickly arrange the troops, and come together... Sanniang is also here."
"Naturally." Bai Yousi, whose name was finally called, answered first, holding his long sword.
But just as everyone went to lead the horses, the weather, which was originally gloomy, suddenly started to rain again.
This time, the people who have long been used to it didn't even bother to scold their mothers.
This elite cavalry troop of about a hundred people moved very quickly, which was not comparable to the previous brigade marching with luggage. It was only in the afternoon that they arrived on the official road between Puyang and Zhencheng, but no one was seen.
At first, everyone thought that the troops on the eastern front were in panic, and they were afraid that they couldn't wait to go to Puyang.
However, as Xiong Bonan jumped up and pointed the direction, everyone just woke up - the soldiers were exhausted, afraid that after the rain, they would be afraid, so they stopped directly in some villages and towns to take shelter from the rain .
So, the troops are still to the east.
So, the crowd went east again, and sure enough, under the guidance of Xiong Bonan, they soon bumped into this huge and chaotic army.
Because King Xiongtian had informed in advance that Li Shu had brought Zu Chenyan, Fang Yanlang, Du Caiqian, Yang Defang and other civil officials to come first, and the speed was so fast that it verified the fact that he had already given up his control over the army.
When the two sides met, Zhang Xing got off his horse, and regardless of the obvious sour smell on both of them, he directly shook hands and said, straight to the point:
"Li Gong, the western front is different from the eastern front. The troops on the eastern front are already in a state of disarray. They are in a defeat. Naturally, they don't feel much about dispersing in a rush. But here on the western front, there has been no defeat from the beginning to the end, and the supplies are complete. But he is unwilling to give up easily; more importantly, Dongjun and Jiyin are the hometowns of the leaders, deacons, and guardians. They have been well maintained before, and if we leave without a fight, we will throw the people of the two counties into Han Yingong At the feet of that kind of army leader, when they wake up, they will definitely feel resentment. This year's hard work will be in vain... So, why not fight hard, win everything and solve it easily, and lose can be regarded as doing your best for the brothers. And then evacuate?"
Li Shu was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Bai Yousi behind Zhang Xing, and then at the thoughtful Xu Shiying, who was full of backbones on the western front. After a moment of silence, he came to ask: "Is this your idea?" , or Sisi's idea?"
Zhang Xing immediately understood that it was Li Shu who made things complicated again.
And Bai Yousi also understood what he heard, and immediately held his long sword and said with a smile: "Uncle Shi is thinking too much. The matter of dethroning the Dragon Gang should have been done by Saburo and you. Today, I only use one sword, and the rest will be dealt with." I have some ideas, and we should discuss them after this battle."
Li Shu nodded: "If you fight hard and do your best for the brothers of the Dragon Brothers, it's no problem. It's just that they are surrounded by three directions, and the situation is so difficult. If you want to fight, how are you going to fight?"
"This matter is simple, let's wait for the big leaders and leaders from the eastern front to come together." The rain was still pattering, but Zhang Xing slowed down. "Save the need to say it many times."
Li Shu nodded again, but asked people to call the leaders of the Eastern Front who were destined to know the news long ago.
This kind of attitude is not so much cooperation and approval as smooth sailing. He himself does not absolutely approve of fighting another battle, but he just does not want to fall into the situation of "inviting people to complain" as Zhang Xing said.
Of course, on the other hand, it did show that Zhang Xing recognized the other party's true state of mind, and the persuasion effect was very good.
In a short while, Wang Shuyong, Shan Tonghai, Cheng Zhili, Xiahou Ningyuan, Liang Jiading, Zhang Shanxiang, Ding Shengying, Zhai Qian, Shang Huaizhi, Zhai Kuan, Huang Junhan, Liu Zhouchen, including Jia Runfu who followed Cheng Zhili, came one after another.
In addition, Xiong Bonan, Xu Shiying, Niu Da, Guo Jingke, Lu Mingyue, Lu Hongyue, Li Wenbai, Zhang Jinshu, Jia Yue, Yan Qing who came with Zhang Xing... At least the leaders of the army have already arrived. Eight.
Zhang Xing took a glance and knew that these people were good and bad. He also knew that these people had many stories, words and sayings, but at this moment, there was no time to say anything. In the east, the military is directly analyzed:
"Everyone, what I mean is very simple. First of all, let him come a few ways, and I will only go all the way... The three-way army, Qu Tuda is the lifeblood of the Eastern Capital, and will never be thrown away lightly; Han Yingong has a dark heart, so he must hesitate Uncertain; only Zhang Xuguo, the veteran of Qi County, is the most active in doing things, and the most sacrificed to serve his court... So, as long as we defeat Zhang Xuguo, the other two families must be discouraged and stop troublesome. Not only can this situation be resolved, but also suddenly see the light."
Having been drenched in rain for five or six days, the leaders of the Eastern Front who watched the troops in their hands evolve from a simple retreat to an uncontrolled collapse were stunned and dubious, while the leaders of the Western Front were visibly cheered.
"Secondly." Zhang Xingfu pointed to the south again. "As long as we join forces, we will have enough troops and strength to defeat Zhang Xuguo... The more than [-] fresh troops on the western front are in Lihu, and there are sufficient ordnance and ration supplies. Come on, as long as the army converges to the south, there will be an army of [-] to [-] immediately, and we will prepare there, set up a position, and then attract the pursuing enemy army, wait for work, and we will surely win."
Hearing this, the surrounding atmosphere cheered up a bit, but some people seemed to want to say something.
But Zhang Xing didn't pay any attention to it at all, and just looked back at Xu Shiying: "Boss Xu, you are a Lihu man, do you have any specific ideas for fighting in your heart? Battlefield and tactics, just say one."
Xu Shiying pursed her lips in the rain, only pondered for a moment, and then said calmly: "There is a place to the west of Mount Li, and it is easy to turn into a swamp in this season. We can lead them to the middle of Mount Li and that swamp. Build a position there, stop them, and then send elite soldiers to pass through the path in the mud to block their way, and then as long as they persist, they will definitely walk into the mud uncontrollably, and then collapse on their own... The big victory is ours gone."
Zhang Xing nodded immediately, then looked around: "Did you hear that?"
There are quite a few people around who are moved, but there are still people who are numb.
And Zhang Xing continued: "I know that even so, you are still worried that what I said is false and that I will lose, but have you ever thought that if you don't fight this battle, you will sit back and watch the army collapse, and wait for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress, Will we have good fruit to eat? Those of us who have cultivation base can still escape, but you big bosses, some of them are from the local area, do you want to sit back and watch the officers and soldiers come and ravage their hometown? Do you know what Han Yingong said? When troops enter the city, they must loot, kill good men and rape women? What's more, we are serious rebels?"
"Then let's fight!" Unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, Shan Tonghai was the first to respond. "It's just Zhang Dalong's head. Now it's not that we don't want to listen to you, but that the army is out of control, and the soldiers from home don't listen to us. If we use all our strength to go west along the official road, we won't be able to hold back ...How about we go to Puyang together?"
"It's not impossible to go to Puyang, but if you can go to Lihu, you should go to Lihu as much as possible." Zhang Xingyi said. "Because we are fighting this battle with all our strength, once Han Yingong finds out that Jiyin is empty, or attracts Qu Tuda's attention, we are likely to be completely defeated... and even if we win, we will quickly return to the southern front Defend Han Yingong, so the choice of battlefield is better than Lihu."
"You have to give it a try." Xu Shiying also took advantage of the situation and said. "We came here for this purpose, to see if we can work together to drag people to Lihu. As long as they are dragged to Lihu, they can rest on the spot, get supplements, and then fight on the spot. It will be a matter of course."
"That depends on how powerful Zhang Dalongtou's mouth really is." Shan Tonghai glanced at Xu Shiying and sighed. "The soldiers don't know as much as us leaders. When you say it, although we are timid in our hearts, we still know that we should fight..."
"In fact, it may not be the matter of the low-level soldiers, they are just too tired." Li Shu interrupted suddenly. "Zhang Longtou, as far as I can see, it's the corporal leaders, department chiefs, team leaders, and even the captains. They are not only tired, but also lose heart and don't want to fight anymore... This is why the whole army is out of order. If If we can pull them up, maybe the whole army can also be pulled up and turn to Lihu."
Don't you understand?Why didn't you care about it at first?
Zhang Xing was speechless, but only nodded on his face.
In other words, Zhang Xing knew very well that right now Li Shu and the leaders were very quick to agree, but in fact, from top to bottom, they were still a little frustrated and powerless.
And Zhang Xing's real reliance and magic weapon have always been his protection of these two counties during the half a year he stayed here, as well as his local organization construction, as well as some material accumulation brought about by correct strategies and attacks... The food, ordnance, and fuel transported from Jiyin City by Wei Xuanding, as well as the easily mobilized more than 2 troops, as well as the unimpeded logistics transportation channels in the two counties that broke through the rainy weather, are what really determine this victory. Negative things are also things that can really restore confidence to the defeated army on the Eastern Front.
But the problem is that the current situation is so bad that if you don't come to pull people away, their high-level leaders will simply disband, and the troops will lose control.At this time, if you say that I have those things, Xu Shiying and the others can also testify that they do. If you don’t see them with your own eyes, who will believe them?
Everyone knows that hot porridge and the hope of victory are more effective, but the time is too short and the situation is too urgent, so we can only play tricks first, so that these people can see how powerful his mouth is.
With this in mind, Zhang Xing continued to hold Li Shu's hand and seriously asked the people around him: "Where is the most troops right now?"
"In that village three miles away." Wang Shuyong finally got the chance, and pointed out without waiting for Li Shu to speak.
Zhang Xing looked around and saw that in the drizzle in the afternoon, the village in the distance was shrouded in clouds and mist, but there was not much noise. Considering the number of troops on the eastern front, it was almost conceivable that the people there were piled up but lifeless. .
"Walk."
Zhang Xing finally let go, and then got on the yellow puma. "Let's go there together and gather the corpses and sick people we saw along the way. The sick people are placed in the village to take care of them first, and then sent to Lihu. Those low-level military officers called...can it be done?"
Of course it can be done, but is it sure to work?
The leaders on the eastern front, including Wang Shuyong, were obviously hesitant, while the leaders on the western front, including Xu Shiying, were expressionless and just responded.
Li Shu watched this scene, his eyelids twitched suddenly.
But it's not over yet.
Besides, for practitioners and fresh troops, the pure physical work of transporting the sick and wounded, carrying corpses, and digging pits should not be too simple, but finding corpses is a bit troublesome, because it is difficult for you to distinguish between people who fell asleep in the rain and people who were unconscious. the dead and the dead.
Therefore, the group quickly gathered dozens of wounded and sick, and then dug a big hole, but the collection of corpses was relatively slow.
As for this small village called Huangzhuang, it was already densely populated with soldiers, but when they dug the hole before, they just watched this scene coldly in the drizzle and did not speak.However, when the number of corpses gradually increased and they gradually realized what they were going to do, they still couldn't help getting up slowly and gathering towards the edge of the village—birth, old age, sickness and death, no matter how tired and numb they were, facing the final destination After all, it is impossible to remain indifferent.
At the very least, one should always want to know if there are any old neighbors or old friends among the dead?
At the same time, although people like Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Zhai Qian, and Shang Huaizhi had different attitudes, after digging the hole, they tried their best to give Zhang Xing face and tried their best to kill the grassroots officers in the village. They shouted one after another.
Even Shan Tonghai, after standing around for a while, finally went to help.
Therefore, a dense crowd of people soon gathered beside the big pit where the corpses were placed. These people, because of the rain, did not seem to be called dirty, but they generally discarded their armor and armor, and even put on a suit of armor over their full armor. Compared with the western backbone of a silk cloak, it is obviously a little less angry and fresh.
However, the two groups of people plus the leaders gathered together and looked at the corpses in the drizzle without distinguishing each other. For a while, some things hurt their own kind, and they mourned, and then even some weeping was faintly visible.
And just when the atmosphere seemed to be turning into a state of mourning, Zhang Xing and Jia Yue arrived carrying another corpse.
He carefully transported the corpses into the pit, carefully arranged them, and then heard the crying, his face remained unchanged, but he knew in his heart that he couldn't wait any longer, and when he got out of the corpse pit, he even looked around for a while, and suddenly they all turned in one direction go.
The people around knew that it was Zhang Dalong's head no matter what, and they all avoided it one after another. They just watched the man in armor and silk cloak pass through the thin rain line and walked to the end with numbness, expectation or scrutiny. , and then stepped on a pile of firewood that was already soaked, and easily jumped onto the roof of a low side house of a farmer on the edge of the village.
When he came here, Zhang Xing looked down from a high position and looked around, the place gradually became quiet, but after a short silence, he held the startling dragon sword and spoke seriously, with the blessing of true energy, his voice was loud and loud, shaking the village :
"Everyone, people are bound to die, but the meaning of death is different. I read a novel that said: 'People are inherently mortal, and they are either heavier than Hongshan, or lighter than a feather." Died for righteousness, for the people in the village to resist the violence To die for a government official, no matter how he dies, is heavier than the red mountain transformed by a real dragon; to die for the official army, to die for the Wei government that oppressed the people, is lighter than a feather of a wild goose. Today we will bury These robes died for the people in the east to resist the violent Wei government, and their death is heavier than Hongshan!"
In the drizzle, some people shivered, some were still numb, and some felt that the person who jumped on the roof was talking a bit long-winded.Some people even sneered in their hearts, completely disapproving.
But there are still some people who swallowed a little, and then became more serious, and seriousness is contagious.
As for the whole scene under the rain curtain, there was a sudden commotion on the whole, and then suddenly it became much quieter.
"I know, someone must want to say, you are full of righteousness, just want to coax us to die, is it righteousness, is it your empty teeth that have the final say? Are you the supreme descendant?" Zhang Xing looked around, his voice still loud Bright and clear. "Of course I am not the Supreme Being...but righteousness lies with us. Isn't this something that everyone in the world knows? Isn't it something that the Supreme Being should also admit?
"The court of the Great Wei Dynasty levied two acres of tax per mu of land, and the common people ate the land poorly. Isn't this a tyrannical government? Corvettes continued, Dongyi was levied three times, and there were countless deaths and injuries. Every household had acquaintances who never returned. Isn't this tyranny? The tyranny is beyond measure? And we, the Dragon Sect, raised troops to fight against the violent Wei, and saved the people from the fire and water! Isn’t that what righteousness lies in? If there is any Supreme who dares to say that the righteousness is not with us, then he is no longer worthy of being a Supreme!"
At this time, a flash of lightning flashed by, and Zhang Xing took the opportunity to take a breath. After a few breaths, the thunder rumbled as promised. Many people who were attracted by Zhang Xing's words were also awakened by the thunder. Looking up for a moment, it was not a dark cloud. dense head.
After the thunder, Yushui gradually became a little anxious, and the big leader continued to speak, but concisely:
"Everyone, tell me, these brothers who put on armor and went out to fight in order to rescue the states and counties in the east from the violent Wei, and finally died here because they fought against the army, aren't they amazing? Is one death more important than Hongshan?!"
This time, the commotion was much quieter.
What's interesting is that not only these little leaders, but also many leaders who met on the road and didn't have much recognition, now they looked at the leader of the western front with burning eyes like Bai Yousi.
Sometimes, you just need someone to simply tell you that the seemingly ordinary things you do are actually right, and that your efforts and sacrifices are all remarkable.
"Violent Wei will surely perish, and those who resist Wei will have righteousness!" Zhang Xing held up a finger, speaking with certainty as if stating some simple fact. "Our Eastern Expedition, although defeated, is an honor, and even though the army wins, it will be destroyed sooner or later!"
Then, his words became sincere again:
"And everyone, please listen to me, I really prepared enough food, charcoal, tents, and weapons for everyone in Lihu in the south, but the armor is a little less, and you need to bring it yourself as much as possible... You must know , Armor is very precious... Some people say that a man is born in the world, he has the supreme, he has the armor on his chest, and he has righteousness in front of him. , I got what I wanted, so what else is there to worry about?!"
"Brothers, let's bury these brothers whose death is heavier than Hongshan, and then follow me!"
Hearing this, no one else knew, but Li Shu, who was standing next to the firewood stack, trembled inexplicably, as if he was also sick from the rain.
PS: Speaking of horror... "Dragon Dragon" is worth [-]...
(End of this chapter)
Since Zhang Xing talked about this matter, it is natural for others not to say anything publicly.
Wei Xuanding immediately turned around and took the existing organizational system in the city to open the treasury and prepare for the transfer of logistics. It must be inevitable to send military supplies and grain down the river to Dingtao in the first stage; Jia Yue, Yan Qing, Zhang Jinshu, Shang Huai'en and other leaders also went out separately, preparing to mobilize all forces in Jiyin City; while other backbones also left the county mansion one after another, making preparations.
Zhang Xing himself also returned to the corridor, and with the assistance of his personal guards, he began to wait for the conquest.
However, in just a moment, Wei Xuanding went back and forth with a piece of red silk in person, which made Zhang Xing, who was wearing armor, feel a little dissatisfied. Yes, there is no need to save face for the other party.
It's all here, why are you still so closed-eyed?
However, Daoist Wei came to the corridor with the silk in his hands, opened his mouth, and asked a question that surprised Zhang Xing:
"Leader, I thought about it. Most of the military supplies and food are here in Jiyin City, and it is raining. Although it is a short distance within the county, if the soldiers carry it by themselves, it will inevitably delay the march. It is urgent. Can you directly recruit civilians? And boats? At worst, you will be given money like last time in Liang County."
"can."
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, and immediately replied seriously, and quickly made supplements. "But there are a few points to make clear... First, we need to tell them that we only need them to transport in Dongjun and Jiyin counties, and there is no need to go out of these two counties, which are places they are familiar with; second, make it clear The price tag, one stone of grain will be transported by land for one hundred miles to one bucket, ten miles to one liter, and the same heavy military supplies will be given fifty cents for one hundred miles. The grain is given in half; third, there are two meals a day."
After Taoist Wei listened carefully, he nodded hurriedly: "Good idea."
Having said that, he still didn't leave, but waited for a while. When Zhang Xing put on the armor that he seldom wears with the help of his personal guards, he immediately stepped forward and helped remove the piece of silk from the neck guard. Hooked and fastened there to serve as a cloak.
This time, Zhang Xing was a little caught off guard, and then he turned his back and laughed, "I thought Chief Wei would ask if I was going to fight, or what if Han Yingong came over here in full force?"
"No matter how stupid I am, I still know how to go to war." Taoist Wei said with a sneer behind him while helping Zhang Xing hang up his cloak. "As for the Qingchao going to the northwest to meet the people on the eastern front, Han Yingong is unable to resist when Han Yingong comes... Although I don't understand military affairs, I also know that in the current situation, if we don't move, and Han Yingong comes, wouldn't it be good? Or, since Yuncheng is lost, why did Qu Tuda and Han Yingong move together again, then as long as the officers and soldiers get angry, we will be in a rush to disperse, instead of this, it is better to fight... Zhang Leader, do you think so?"
"That's what it means." Zhang Xing nodded heavily. "We are not taking any military adventure this time, but we are forced to a dead end. If we don't fight, it will be the result of leaving..."
"Leader don't have to worry about me." Taoist Wei hung up his cloak, took two steps back, and suddenly interrupted him. "I actually understand it in my heart...Looking back now, when the incident started that day, it was you and Li Shu who saw far away, but we people in the old land of Eastern Qi had too shallow eyes...As a result, when the tide ebbed, It’s because you two outsiders make more serious decisions. Of course, judging from the situation on the Eastern Front, Li Shu is far behind in terms of ability and determination, otherwise he wouldn’t have fallen into the current situation. .”
Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment, but when he turned his head, he remained calm.
"However, I still want to remind the leader that there are actually very few people like me who understand clearly. Since you want to fight this battle, you have to reason well with those who are discouraged. Everyone must reason If they don't make it clear, they may not have this determination." Wei Xuanding said, and cupped his hands in the corridor, bowing inexplicably. "I'll get busy first, let's talk about Tao."
After finishing speaking, the chief bearer of the Dethrone Dragon Gang turned around and left in the increasingly heavy rain.
Zhang Xing looked at the back of the other party, and was speechless for a while, and then turned around after all, to help some of the guards.
Half an hour later, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, but as part of the shipping in the logistics team started, Zhang Xing immediately led the armored bodyguards and the backbone of the Dragon Gang to set off to accompany him. The Long Army only rested for a whole day, and followed closely behind, and set off again.
To be honest, the road is difficult, even if the first half of the road goes down the Jishui River, even if Jiyin County, as a large commercial county, has no shortage of boats, and the Dragon Gang has no shortage of vehicles, livestock and money to buy manpower. Goods of food, but it is still difficult to go.
The water is rising, Jishui has become extraordinarily wide, and the current has become faster.
And the intermittent rain for more than half a month in May also made the ground completely soft and muddy, and the official road could not stand being trampled on.
Especially compared with the last trip to the south, because of the rain, the red-bottomed "拍" flag could not be raised at all, and Xu Shiying and Niu Da were absent, and the army ranks lost a bit of momentum, so they simply Quit the flags and drums.
Even the soldiers who went ahead put on simply torn silk as raincoats, and because they couldn't cover their faces, they would instinctively bow their heads to avoid the rain, which inevitably made the atmosphere even more gloomy.
Probably because he personally felt the difficulty of marching. In the evening, before arriving at Dingtao, Zhang Xing discussed with Wei Xuanding one after another, and together they increased the salary of the civilian husband, which was an extra ten cash per day for shelter from the rain. , and promised to add an extra pancake at noon.
Of course, that's what you can afford now.
On the evening of that day, when they entered Dingtao and ordered the uniform removal of armor according to the agreement, even the backbone of the Dragon Army who had experienced life-and-death assaults had many people secretly complaining.
The army rested for a while, and it was the same the next day. The elite backbone united the armor and traveled in the rain. The logistics materials were also transferred from water to land, and went north to Chengshi.
This day the march was more difficult.
However, when entering Chengshi, the troops in the surrounding counties moved a little faster probably because they did not have a large amount of luggage and small troops. Local troops from two counties other than Dingtao and Chengshi had already gathered here.
But something was obviously wrong.
"There should be 500 people in each county." Daoist Wei, who was drenched all over his body, also arrived here, but as soon as he came up, he got into a fight with several helmsmen on the street, that is, the actual county magistrate. "Why can't you bring all these people? And what's the matter with your Cheng family? Why do you lose six or seventy people if you don't move?"
"Chief, I have something to clarify." A helmsman who was not from a descendant but was promoted by the gang first glanced at Zhang Xing who was sitting under the eaves of the street drinking hot soup, and then came to explain seriously. "This matter is due to our dereliction of duty, but it's not that we have selfish intentions... These new recruits who stay behind are in charge of public security and taxation. I don’t understand, it was obvious that a war was about to start, and the situation was getting worse, so I slipped away.”
"That's right." Cheng's local helmsman with the surname Shan also echoed, of course his eyes were also looking at Zhang Xing. "We don't have a large army to suppress them, so even though we know they are hiding, it is not easy to find them..."
"Where did they hide?" Zhang Xing, who was wearing armor and drinking soup, suddenly put down the soup bowl under the eaves and asked. "Inside the city or outside the city?"
"Things are in a hurry, most of them must be in the city." The single rudder leader was excited in his heart, and immediately responded. "Leader, should I go look for it now?"
"Of course." Zhang Xing looked at the other party's eyes and ordered calmly, without any emotional fluctuations in his words. "Now that the army is here, we have to wait here for news from the front line. The city has already been blocked. It is time to send people to search the homes of these escaped people... and find them and send them to hard labor to transport food. If there are officers above the captain , beheaded to show the public, do not tolerate."
"Yes."
Not only the single rudder master, but also the other rudder masters present all shivered.
But Zhang Xing just continued to drink hot soup with his head down.After drinking a bowl of hot soup and sitting for a while, he ordered the troops to go to the barracks with him to rest and remove their armor together.
In other words, on the day and night when Cheng Shi and other news arrived, the originally sparse rain suddenly stopped, and the sky was rarely cleared for a day.
Zhang Xing and the others also took a day off to dry their armor and cloak in the sun.
However, as the news came, Zhang Dalong did not dare to come after learning that Li Shu and the others retreated from the north along the Dahe River to Dongjun from the northern passage of Lishan, instead of coming from the south side of Lishan to Jiyinjun. To be negligent is to immediately send a messenger to ask the other party, Xu and Niu, to come closer to him, and at the same time, he hastened to set off to the north, cross Jiyin County, and meet in the Lihu area of Dongjun County.
And as soon as we set off, it started to rain again.
No way, really no way, this is the weather in May, and Zhang Xing has seen similar situations in Dongdu before.
In this way, on May [-]rd, Zhang Xing set off again from Chengshi.
At this time, as more and more local rudder masters and deputy rudder masters led teams to follow up from all directions, the follow-up logistics team was also fully deployed, and some leaders who stayed in the south also turned back one after another, and the team was already very large. up.
Another day later, on the afternoon of May [-]th, Zhang Xing arrived in Lihu County in Dongjun.
He met Niu Da here, and the latter obviously didn't want to be late anymore, and he was indeed closer and knew the news earlier, so he was the first one to arrive at Lihu among several main forces.
Chai Xiaohe, the county magistrate of Lihu's local rudder, also made adequate preparations. Taking advantage of the fine weather the day before, he hurriedly sent people to collect bamboo hats, cloaks, and coir raincoats from the people. The proper arrangement inside and outside, although not perfect, has exceeded expectations, at least much better than Dingtao and Chengshi before.
With the army gathered, it is even more valuable.
Zhang Xing immediately appointed Chai Xiaohe as Wei Xuanding's deputy to jointly undertake logistical tasks.
On the morning of the 25th, Lihu man Xu Shiying, who was forced to relocate, also led his troops to his hometown. At this time, not counting the civilian husbands and businessmen who assisted in the transfer, the number of dethroning troops in Lihu had reached [-]. crowd.
This number is actually still wrong, because theoretically there should be 5000 people, and the shortfall of nearly [-]% cannot be explained by temporary desertions...Obviously, Xu Shiying and Niu Daming knew what Zhang Xing's order was, and clearly Knowing what the situation was like, they still couldn't help but stay behind in Puyang and Baima, their old nests.
It was so silly and so real.
But at this time, Zhang Xing could no longer care about these things.
In other words, for Zhang Dalongtou, he was already satisfied that so many people were able to come to the remaining troops on the western front. Xu and Niu, two semi-independent powerful men, were willing to obey orders and join forces at critical moments. Being willing to fight this battle is not in vain for the addition of his grace and power this year.
Of course, the two of them knew the general situation was bad, and they came in the rain, so their mental state was unavoidable.
But soon, at noon that day, following Bai Yousi's unabashed volley, the morale of Lihu's place was obviously boosted, especially the backbone of the gang, cheering up... They are very aware of the joining of such a master What it means is likely to be groundless guesses based on the surname and family background of this Miss Bai.
Xu Shiying, Niu Da, and Wei Daoshi and Chai Xiaohe, who have performed very well in this crisis, are not exempt.
However, with the rapid arrival of another Cheng Dan master from the Dragon Gang, the atmosphere here in Lihu turned out to be somewhat depressed. This is true at the top of the line.
"What do you mean? What do you mean you can't come to Lihu?"
The weather was gloomy, and in the temporary barracks outside Lihu City, under the high platform that was said to be a social theater venue, Zhang Xing in armor didn't seem to be angry at all, but was just asking seriously.
Surrounding him, there was already a huge attendance of more than 200 people, from the military officers with the title of deacon to the local helmsman and deputy helmsman, including the newly recruited guardians, almost all the people who stayed in the two counties were included. The backbone of the gang... Many people don't even have individual chairs, they can only share benches... Everyone sat around, listening to Zhang Xing's talk about the current situation and his views, and spying on that Miss Bai. Suddenly Xiong Bonan came.
"The army can't be controlled anymore." Xiong Bonan, who is a majestic alchemy master, is standing like a child among the backbone of the Western Front Clan, speaking with difficulty. "We withdrew all the way. It was okay at first, but it rained non-stop along the way, the logistics were chaotic, marching was difficult, and there was no campsite for camping. After passing Zhencheng, the brothers behind the surveillance suddenly spread the word that the army was dispatched. Everything was in chaos, and many people from Dongping County ran away. People from Dongjun and Jiyin County just retreated along the river, and they couldn't restrain themselves... According to this posture, I guess I will have to retreat to Puyang tomorrow. will stop."
"Then shall we go to Puyang?" Niu Da immediately got up with his sword, turned his head and asked, Puyang is his territory.
"This is not about Puyang or Lihu." Zhang Xing shook his head, and then continued to look at Xiong Bonan from the seat. "Xiong Tianwang, tell me the truth, is it because Li Longtou and a few big leaders suddenly don't care about things?"
Xiong Bonan was embarrassed for a moment, even a little ashamed.
The people around woke up instantly, and then there was a buzzing sound, Taoist Wei and the others clenched their fists and sneered, Bai Yousi was also thoughtful, but he still didn't speak.
"I can't say." Xiong Bonan hurriedly explained upon seeing this. "Actually, several big bosses and leaders are in charge, but it seems that they really can't control it. As for Li Dalongtou and the other civilian leaders, after losing Yuncheng and failing to counterattack, they have basically stopped talking... But I don’t think they are to blame for what happened in Yuncheng.”
President Zhang took a deep breath.
now it's right.
To put it bluntly, there are more than [-] troops, from various sources, and people's minds. If there is no general control by Li Shu and his civil service system, even if all the leaders are paying attention, so what?Don't each of your chiefs do their own thing?Don't you only care about the soldiers and horses that you regard as your own property?
Under such circumstances, it is almost inevitable that the army will be frustrated, chaotic and disorderly, and even beggar each other. However, under the consumption of rainwater, it is completely understandable to suddenly enter a semi-out of control state.
Moreover, Zhang Xing is almost sure that it is not that Li Shu lacks the prestige and ability to do this matter, it is just that after the loss of Yuncheng, he also notified the other party of the situation of the encirclement on three sides...Of course, it is also possible that he has his own information on the direction of Hebei ...In short, knowing what Han Yingong and Qu Tuda were doing, he gave up completely and lay flat.
Even Zhang Xing could imagine that after Li Shu and the group of scholars from Hebei arrived in Puyang, they might cross the river directly and evacuate before Qu Tuda arrived.
"It seems that this is not unacceptable. I can completely let it go and take over the entire gang after Li Shu leaves."
Zhang Xing suddenly had a strange idea.
But soon, he denied himself.
Because in that case, the morale of the more than [-] troops on the Eastern Front will really collapse, and the Dragon Gang will be completely disintegrated, losing the cohesion that an organization should have.The more important point is that the situation is so tense, Zhang Xing can't do anything without the more than [-] troops with rich military experience.
Including the preset battlefield and so on, we should try our best not to disturb the North and South Han Yingong and Qu Tuda.
He had to find a way to renew the courage of the more than 2 Eastern Front troops, and he had to persuade Li Shu and others to cheer up.
"It's so difficult, did anyone die on the road?" Zhang Xing suddenly asked again after thinking about it.
"Inevitable." Xiong Bonan became more and more embarrassed, as if he had some unshirkable responsibility for this. "Most of them got gonorrhea first, and some fell down from exhaustion, and then couldn't get up when they slipped or fell asleep in the rain."
Zhang Xing was slightly taken aback, as if he had recalled something, which caused the surroundings to fall into a strange silence for a moment, and Xiong Bonan was even a little uneasy.
Only Bai Yousi was taken aback for a moment, but he obviously thought of something, and his eyes couldn't help turning around Zhang Xing.
"The dead and the sick, plus those who escaped... Forget it, you just said how much strength is left to fight?" Zhang Xing quickly came back to his senses, and asked seriously.
"A small number of 2 people... about." Xiong Bonan hurriedly responded.
"I see." Zhang Xing stood up suddenly, and the armor on his body also obviously brought a sound of metal friction.
And this action also caused most of the people present to stand up together, but it was not just the sound of armor rubbing... After all, although they could uniformly order to remove the armor every night, they hadn't bathed for four or five days, and it was raining, so the sour smell was inevitable.
Everyone is working hard.
"Everyone here, except Wei Gong and Chai Tuozhu's logistics personnel, everyone, get on your horse immediately. Now follow me to the north and stop the brothers on the eastern front." Zhang Xing looked around and gave an order. He had already realized that , The critical moment has arrived. "Let's go now, King Xiongtian will lead the way, leader Xu and Niutou quickly arrange the troops, and come together... Sanniang is also here."
"Naturally." Bai Yousi, whose name was finally called, answered first, holding his long sword.
But just as everyone went to lead the horses, the weather, which was originally gloomy, suddenly started to rain again.
This time, the people who have long been used to it didn't even bother to scold their mothers.
This elite cavalry troop of about a hundred people moved very quickly, which was not comparable to the previous brigade marching with luggage. It was only in the afternoon that they arrived on the official road between Puyang and Zhencheng, but no one was seen.
At first, everyone thought that the troops on the eastern front were in panic, and they were afraid that they couldn't wait to go to Puyang.
However, as Xiong Bonan jumped up and pointed the direction, everyone just woke up - the soldiers were exhausted, afraid that after the rain, they would be afraid, so they stopped directly in some villages and towns to take shelter from the rain .
So, the troops are still to the east.
So, the crowd went east again, and sure enough, under the guidance of Xiong Bonan, they soon bumped into this huge and chaotic army.
Because King Xiongtian had informed in advance that Li Shu had brought Zu Chenyan, Fang Yanlang, Du Caiqian, Yang Defang and other civil officials to come first, and the speed was so fast that it verified the fact that he had already given up his control over the army.
When the two sides met, Zhang Xing got off his horse, and regardless of the obvious sour smell on both of them, he directly shook hands and said, straight to the point:
"Li Gong, the western front is different from the eastern front. The troops on the eastern front are already in a state of disarray. They are in a defeat. Naturally, they don't feel much about dispersing in a rush. But here on the western front, there has been no defeat from the beginning to the end, and the supplies are complete. But he is unwilling to give up easily; more importantly, Dongjun and Jiyin are the hometowns of the leaders, deacons, and guardians. They have been well maintained before, and if we leave without a fight, we will throw the people of the two counties into Han Yingong At the feet of that kind of army leader, when they wake up, they will definitely feel resentment. This year's hard work will be in vain... So, why not fight hard, win everything and solve it easily, and lose can be regarded as doing your best for the brothers. And then evacuate?"
Li Shu was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Bai Yousi behind Zhang Xing, and then at the thoughtful Xu Shiying, who was full of backbones on the western front. After a moment of silence, he came to ask: "Is this your idea?" , or Sisi's idea?"
Zhang Xing immediately understood that it was Li Shu who made things complicated again.
And Bai Yousi also understood what he heard, and immediately held his long sword and said with a smile: "Uncle Shi is thinking too much. The matter of dethroning the Dragon Gang should have been done by Saburo and you. Today, I only use one sword, and the rest will be dealt with." I have some ideas, and we should discuss them after this battle."
Li Shu nodded: "If you fight hard and do your best for the brothers of the Dragon Brothers, it's no problem. It's just that they are surrounded by three directions, and the situation is so difficult. If you want to fight, how are you going to fight?"
"This matter is simple, let's wait for the big leaders and leaders from the eastern front to come together." The rain was still pattering, but Zhang Xing slowed down. "Save the need to say it many times."
Li Shu nodded again, but asked people to call the leaders of the Eastern Front who were destined to know the news long ago.
This kind of attitude is not so much cooperation and approval as smooth sailing. He himself does not absolutely approve of fighting another battle, but he just does not want to fall into the situation of "inviting people to complain" as Zhang Xing said.
Of course, on the other hand, it did show that Zhang Xing recognized the other party's true state of mind, and the persuasion effect was very good.
In a short while, Wang Shuyong, Shan Tonghai, Cheng Zhili, Xiahou Ningyuan, Liang Jiading, Zhang Shanxiang, Ding Shengying, Zhai Qian, Shang Huaizhi, Zhai Kuan, Huang Junhan, Liu Zhouchen, including Jia Runfu who followed Cheng Zhili, came one after another.
In addition, Xiong Bonan, Xu Shiying, Niu Da, Guo Jingke, Lu Mingyue, Lu Hongyue, Li Wenbai, Zhang Jinshu, Jia Yue, Yan Qing who came with Zhang Xing... At least the leaders of the army have already arrived. Eight.
Zhang Xing took a glance and knew that these people were good and bad. He also knew that these people had many stories, words and sayings, but at this moment, there was no time to say anything. In the east, the military is directly analyzed:
"Everyone, what I mean is very simple. First of all, let him come a few ways, and I will only go all the way... The three-way army, Qu Tuda is the lifeblood of the Eastern Capital, and will never be thrown away lightly; Han Yingong has a dark heart, so he must hesitate Uncertain; only Zhang Xuguo, the veteran of Qi County, is the most active in doing things, and the most sacrificed to serve his court... So, as long as we defeat Zhang Xuguo, the other two families must be discouraged and stop troublesome. Not only can this situation be resolved, but also suddenly see the light."
Having been drenched in rain for five or six days, the leaders of the Eastern Front who watched the troops in their hands evolve from a simple retreat to an uncontrolled collapse were stunned and dubious, while the leaders of the Western Front were visibly cheered.
"Secondly." Zhang Xingfu pointed to the south again. "As long as we join forces, we will have enough troops and strength to defeat Zhang Xuguo... The more than [-] fresh troops on the western front are in Lihu, and there are sufficient ordnance and ration supplies. Come on, as long as the army converges to the south, there will be an army of [-] to [-] immediately, and we will prepare there, set up a position, and then attract the pursuing enemy army, wait for work, and we will surely win."
Hearing this, the surrounding atmosphere cheered up a bit, but some people seemed to want to say something.
But Zhang Xing didn't pay any attention to it at all, and just looked back at Xu Shiying: "Boss Xu, you are a Lihu man, do you have any specific ideas for fighting in your heart? Battlefield and tactics, just say one."
Xu Shiying pursed her lips in the rain, only pondered for a moment, and then said calmly: "There is a place to the west of Mount Li, and it is easy to turn into a swamp in this season. We can lead them to the middle of Mount Li and that swamp. Build a position there, stop them, and then send elite soldiers to pass through the path in the mud to block their way, and then as long as they persist, they will definitely walk into the mud uncontrollably, and then collapse on their own... The big victory is ours gone."
Zhang Xing nodded immediately, then looked around: "Did you hear that?"
There are quite a few people around who are moved, but there are still people who are numb.
And Zhang Xing continued: "I know that even so, you are still worried that what I said is false and that I will lose, but have you ever thought that if you don't fight this battle, you will sit back and watch the army collapse, and wait for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress, Will we have good fruit to eat? Those of us who have cultivation base can still escape, but you big bosses, some of them are from the local area, do you want to sit back and watch the officers and soldiers come and ravage their hometown? Do you know what Han Yingong said? When troops enter the city, they must loot, kill good men and rape women? What's more, we are serious rebels?"
"Then let's fight!" Unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, Shan Tonghai was the first to respond. "It's just Zhang Dalong's head. Now it's not that we don't want to listen to you, but that the army is out of control, and the soldiers from home don't listen to us. If we use all our strength to go west along the official road, we won't be able to hold back ...How about we go to Puyang together?"
"It's not impossible to go to Puyang, but if you can go to Lihu, you should go to Lihu as much as possible." Zhang Xingyi said. "Because we are fighting this battle with all our strength, once Han Yingong finds out that Jiyin is empty, or attracts Qu Tuda's attention, we are likely to be completely defeated... and even if we win, we will quickly return to the southern front Defend Han Yingong, so the choice of battlefield is better than Lihu."
"You have to give it a try." Xu Shiying also took advantage of the situation and said. "We came here for this purpose, to see if we can work together to drag people to Lihu. As long as they are dragged to Lihu, they can rest on the spot, get supplements, and then fight on the spot. It will be a matter of course."
"That depends on how powerful Zhang Dalongtou's mouth really is." Shan Tonghai glanced at Xu Shiying and sighed. "The soldiers don't know as much as us leaders. When you say it, although we are timid in our hearts, we still know that we should fight..."
"In fact, it may not be the matter of the low-level soldiers, they are just too tired." Li Shu interrupted suddenly. "Zhang Longtou, as far as I can see, it's the corporal leaders, department chiefs, team leaders, and even the captains. They are not only tired, but also lose heart and don't want to fight anymore... This is why the whole army is out of order. If If we can pull them up, maybe the whole army can also be pulled up and turn to Lihu."
Don't you understand?Why didn't you care about it at first?
Zhang Xing was speechless, but only nodded on his face.
In other words, Zhang Xing knew very well that right now Li Shu and the leaders were very quick to agree, but in fact, from top to bottom, they were still a little frustrated and powerless.
And Zhang Xing's real reliance and magic weapon have always been his protection of these two counties during the half a year he stayed here, as well as his local organization construction, as well as some material accumulation brought about by correct strategies and attacks... The food, ordnance, and fuel transported from Jiyin City by Wei Xuanding, as well as the easily mobilized more than 2 troops, as well as the unimpeded logistics transportation channels in the two counties that broke through the rainy weather, are what really determine this victory. Negative things are also things that can really restore confidence to the defeated army on the Eastern Front.
But the problem is that the current situation is so bad that if you don't come to pull people away, their high-level leaders will simply disband, and the troops will lose control.At this time, if you say that I have those things, Xu Shiying and the others can also testify that they do. If you don’t see them with your own eyes, who will believe them?
Everyone knows that hot porridge and the hope of victory are more effective, but the time is too short and the situation is too urgent, so we can only play tricks first, so that these people can see how powerful his mouth is.
With this in mind, Zhang Xing continued to hold Li Shu's hand and seriously asked the people around him: "Where is the most troops right now?"
"In that village three miles away." Wang Shuyong finally got the chance, and pointed out without waiting for Li Shu to speak.
Zhang Xing looked around and saw that in the drizzle in the afternoon, the village in the distance was shrouded in clouds and mist, but there was not much noise. Considering the number of troops on the eastern front, it was almost conceivable that the people there were piled up but lifeless. .
"Walk."
Zhang Xing finally let go, and then got on the yellow puma. "Let's go there together and gather the corpses and sick people we saw along the way. The sick people are placed in the village to take care of them first, and then sent to Lihu. Those low-level military officers called...can it be done?"
Of course it can be done, but is it sure to work?
The leaders on the eastern front, including Wang Shuyong, were obviously hesitant, while the leaders on the western front, including Xu Shiying, were expressionless and just responded.
Li Shu watched this scene, his eyelids twitched suddenly.
But it's not over yet.
Besides, for practitioners and fresh troops, the pure physical work of transporting the sick and wounded, carrying corpses, and digging pits should not be too simple, but finding corpses is a bit troublesome, because it is difficult for you to distinguish between people who fell asleep in the rain and people who were unconscious. the dead and the dead.
Therefore, the group quickly gathered dozens of wounded and sick, and then dug a big hole, but the collection of corpses was relatively slow.
As for this small village called Huangzhuang, it was already densely populated with soldiers, but when they dug the hole before, they just watched this scene coldly in the drizzle and did not speak.However, when the number of corpses gradually increased and they gradually realized what they were going to do, they still couldn't help getting up slowly and gathering towards the edge of the village—birth, old age, sickness and death, no matter how tired and numb they were, facing the final destination After all, it is impossible to remain indifferent.
At the very least, one should always want to know if there are any old neighbors or old friends among the dead?
At the same time, although people like Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Zhai Qian, and Shang Huaizhi had different attitudes, after digging the hole, they tried their best to give Zhang Xing face and tried their best to kill the grassroots officers in the village. They shouted one after another.
Even Shan Tonghai, after standing around for a while, finally went to help.
Therefore, a dense crowd of people soon gathered beside the big pit where the corpses were placed. These people, because of the rain, did not seem to be called dirty, but they generally discarded their armor and armor, and even put on a suit of armor over their full armor. Compared with the western backbone of a silk cloak, it is obviously a little less angry and fresh.
However, the two groups of people plus the leaders gathered together and looked at the corpses in the drizzle without distinguishing each other. For a while, some things hurt their own kind, and they mourned, and then even some weeping was faintly visible.
And just when the atmosphere seemed to be turning into a state of mourning, Zhang Xing and Jia Yue arrived carrying another corpse.
He carefully transported the corpses into the pit, carefully arranged them, and then heard the crying, his face remained unchanged, but he knew in his heart that he couldn't wait any longer, and when he got out of the corpse pit, he even looked around for a while, and suddenly they all turned in one direction go.
The people around knew that it was Zhang Dalong's head no matter what, and they all avoided it one after another. They just watched the man in armor and silk cloak pass through the thin rain line and walked to the end with numbness, expectation or scrutiny. , and then stepped on a pile of firewood that was already soaked, and easily jumped onto the roof of a low side house of a farmer on the edge of the village.
When he came here, Zhang Xing looked down from a high position and looked around, the place gradually became quiet, but after a short silence, he held the startling dragon sword and spoke seriously, with the blessing of true energy, his voice was loud and loud, shaking the village :
"Everyone, people are bound to die, but the meaning of death is different. I read a novel that said: 'People are inherently mortal, and they are either heavier than Hongshan, or lighter than a feather." Died for righteousness, for the people in the village to resist the violence To die for a government official, no matter how he dies, is heavier than the red mountain transformed by a real dragon; to die for the official army, to die for the Wei government that oppressed the people, is lighter than a feather of a wild goose. Today we will bury These robes died for the people in the east to resist the violent Wei government, and their death is heavier than Hongshan!"
In the drizzle, some people shivered, some were still numb, and some felt that the person who jumped on the roof was talking a bit long-winded.Some people even sneered in their hearts, completely disapproving.
But there are still some people who swallowed a little, and then became more serious, and seriousness is contagious.
As for the whole scene under the rain curtain, there was a sudden commotion on the whole, and then suddenly it became much quieter.
"I know, someone must want to say, you are full of righteousness, just want to coax us to die, is it righteousness, is it your empty teeth that have the final say? Are you the supreme descendant?" Zhang Xing looked around, his voice still loud Bright and clear. "Of course I am not the Supreme Being...but righteousness lies with us. Isn't this something that everyone in the world knows? Isn't it something that the Supreme Being should also admit?
"The court of the Great Wei Dynasty levied two acres of tax per mu of land, and the common people ate the land poorly. Isn't this a tyrannical government? Corvettes continued, Dongyi was levied three times, and there were countless deaths and injuries. Every household had acquaintances who never returned. Isn't this tyranny? The tyranny is beyond measure? And we, the Dragon Sect, raised troops to fight against the violent Wei, and saved the people from the fire and water! Isn’t that what righteousness lies in? If there is any Supreme who dares to say that the righteousness is not with us, then he is no longer worthy of being a Supreme!"
At this time, a flash of lightning flashed by, and Zhang Xing took the opportunity to take a breath. After a few breaths, the thunder rumbled as promised. Many people who were attracted by Zhang Xing's words were also awakened by the thunder. Looking up for a moment, it was not a dark cloud. dense head.
After the thunder, Yushui gradually became a little anxious, and the big leader continued to speak, but concisely:
"Everyone, tell me, these brothers who put on armor and went out to fight in order to rescue the states and counties in the east from the violent Wei, and finally died here because they fought against the army, aren't they amazing? Is one death more important than Hongshan?!"
This time, the commotion was much quieter.
What's interesting is that not only these little leaders, but also many leaders who met on the road and didn't have much recognition, now they looked at the leader of the western front with burning eyes like Bai Yousi.
Sometimes, you just need someone to simply tell you that the seemingly ordinary things you do are actually right, and that your efforts and sacrifices are all remarkable.
"Violent Wei will surely perish, and those who resist Wei will have righteousness!" Zhang Xing held up a finger, speaking with certainty as if stating some simple fact. "Our Eastern Expedition, although defeated, is an honor, and even though the army wins, it will be destroyed sooner or later!"
Then, his words became sincere again:
"And everyone, please listen to me, I really prepared enough food, charcoal, tents, and weapons for everyone in Lihu in the south, but the armor is a little less, and you need to bring it yourself as much as possible... You must know , Armor is very precious... Some people say that a man is born in the world, he has the supreme, he has the armor on his chest, and he has righteousness in front of him. , I got what I wanted, so what else is there to worry about?!"
"Brothers, let's bury these brothers whose death is heavier than Hongshan, and then follow me!"
Hearing this, no one else knew, but Li Shu, who was standing next to the firewood stack, trembled inexplicably, as if he was also sick from the rain.
PS: Speaking of horror... "Dragon Dragon" is worth [-]...
(End of this chapter)
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